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West Bengal Reports Over 500 New Dengue Cases
West Bengal has found more than 500 new dengue cases in the past seven days.
Dengue is an illness spread by mosquitoes.
Health workers visited homes and tested people who had symptoms.
The state now has more than 4,500 reported cases this year.
Murshidabad has the most cases among the districts mentioned.
Kolkata has the second-highest total.
Officials said the numbers are being reported accurately rather than being called an unknown fever.
The chief minister said people should not panic, although the situation remains serious.
West Bengal detected more than 500 new dengue cases in the seven days following a state monitoring and testing drive.
The state’s total reported dengue cases this year, largely during the current monsoon, has exceeded 4,500.
Murshidabad recorded 96 of the newly detected cases and 870 cases overall, the highest district totals cited.
Kolkata ranked second overall with 402 cases, including 62 detected during the latest seven-day period.
Health officials said the figures were fully reported and that the current situation was serious but less severe than last year’s monsoon.
- Who
- West Bengal Health Department officials, health workers, and people affected by dengue.
- What
- More than 500 new dengue cases were detected in seven days, taking the state’s reported total above 4,500 this year.
- Where
- West Bengal, with Murshidabad reporting the highest cited totals and Kolkata ranking second.
- When
- The latest cases were detected during the seven days after September 2; the figures cover the current calendar year and monsoon.
- Why
- The cases were identified through door-to-door monitoring and immediate blood testing of people showing dengue symptoms.
Key facts
- New cases in seven days
- More than 500
- Total cases this year
- More than 4,500
- Murshidabad total
- 870 cases
- Murshidabad new cases
- 96 cases in the latest seven-day period
- Kolkata total
- 402 cases
- Kolkata new cases
- 62 cases in the latest seven-day period
- Cases reported by August 31
- 3,966
Quotes
A West Bengal Health Department official
Official providing the state’s dengue statistics and reporting details
“However, the good thing is that whatever the figures that have surfaced this year are 100 per cent authentic, without any question of underquoting the affected figure or describing dengue as 'unknown fever' - a phenomenon which was rampant during the last few years.”
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Sources
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